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NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) open data
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research lists 16 datasets on data.gov.au and data.nsw.gov.au. 4 of them have an open licence and a file or API we can read. 1 table from its releases is served here in every format with version history.
Served here
1 dataset| Dataset | Download latest | Version | Rows |
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| Recorded criminal incidents by council area and month, NSWCriminal incidents recorded by NSW Police in each council area, month by month since January 1995, for 21 offence categories and their subcategories. | 2026-09-16 | 3,070,116 |
On the portals
16 datasetsThese are the datasets NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research lists on data.gov.au and data.nsw.gov.au. A vote asks us to serialise one. Only the licence can stop us, so a dataset without an open licence cannot take a vote.
| Dataset | Formats | Licence | Updated | Votes |
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| Alcohol Related ViolenceAlcohol related violence statistics across NSW for the state and by LGA and Suburb. Day of the week and time of day information. Lockout laws | HTML | CC-BY | 2026-04-28 | no download |
| BOCSAR Crime Mapping toolVisit the interactive Crime Mapping Tool and prepare your own tailored crime report showing the latest maps, graphs and data on crimes, victims and offenders in NSW LGAs, suburbs or postcodes. Note: prior to June 2021 there were three additional crime tools available providing… | WEBSITE LINK | CC-BY | 2026-04-28 | no download |
| Crime statistics by LGACrime related data for every Local Government Area in NSW. The tables provide a summary of incident numbers and rates for all 62 offences, 24 and 60 month trends, LGA rank for each offence. Incidents of selected offences by premises type, alcohol flag, month and time. Victim and… | HTML | CC-BY | 2026-04-28 | no download |
| Drug offencesThis table provides information on the short (2 year), medium (5 year) and long (10 year) term trends in the number of incidents of use/possess amphetamines and cocaine offences recorded by the NSW Police Force by region (Statistical Area). | HTML | CC-BY | 2026-04-28 | no download |
| Local Area RankingsRanking of each LGA in NSW based on the rate for selected offences. Rankings are available for the most recent 5 years of data. | HTML | none stated | 2026-04-28 | no licence stated |
| Long term trends in crime in NSWAnnual counts and rates for 10 categories of violent and property crimes, starting from 1990 | XLSX | none stated | 2026-04-28 | no licence stated |
| NSW Courts and Sentencing dataThese statistics represent matters heard in the New South Wales criminal courts. | HTML | CC-BY | 2026-04-28 | no download |
| NSW Crime and policing statisticsQuarterly recorded crime reports and datasets The quarterly recorded crime reports are available from 2004 and annually from 1997. They contains statistics and graphs relating to the 62 offences BOCSAR reports on, with trends rates and ratios for LGAs and Statistical Areas. The… | HTML, XLSX, ZIP | CC-BY | 2026-04-28 | served |
| Offences involving weaponsThis table provides information on the short (2 year), medium (5 year), and long (10 year) term trends in the number of incidents of non-fatal shootings recorded by the NSW Police Force. | HTML | CC-BY | 2026-04-28 | no download |
| Re-offending statistics for NSWThe NSW Reoffending Database (ROD) contains information on each person who has been convicted of a criminal offence in NSW since 1994, and provides information on: the number of convicted offenders receiving a penalty other than prison who re-offend within 12 months, by gender… | HTML | CC-BY | 2026-04-28 | no download |
| Recorded Criminal Incidents by month – by suburbRecorded crime by offence by NSW suburb by month from 2011 | ZIP | CC-BY | 2026-04-28 | |
| BOCSAR Domestic Violence Incidents by Location (LGA) 2017-2018The following table, produced by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) provides information on rates, trends and patterns in domestic violence incidents reported to, or detected by, the NSW Police Force for the period of 2017/18. The data has been aggregated… | HTML | CC-BY-4.0 | 2025-07-31 | no download |
| BOCSAR Non-domestic Assaults and Robberies Sydney LGA (Point) 2013-2016These data reflect criminal incidents recorded by the NSW Police Force on their Computerised Operational Policing System (COPS). Criminal incidents can be either reported to police or detected by police through pro-active activity. This dataset has been compiled by the NSW… | HTML | CC-BY-3.0-AU | 2025-07-31 | no download |
| NSW Crime dataNew South Wales Crimes by offence type, month and Local Government Area. | CSV, XLS, ZIP | CC-BY-3.0-AU | 2023-08-11 | |
| NSW Custody StatisticsQuarterly custody report and data tables. Examines the trends in the number of adults and juveniles in prison in NSW. Receptions, discharges and custody population by age, gender, indigenous status, most serious offence and length of stay. | XLS | none stated | 2019-04-10 | no licence stated |
| Domestic Violence Statistics for NSWThis provides information on trends and patterns in domestic violence incidents reported to, or detected by, the NSW Police Force. Data is available on: • types of domestic violence incidents recorded by police • spatial distribution of domestic violence incidents, including… | XLS | CC-BY | 2019-04-09 |
Listed from the portals' own catalogues, read 28 September 2026. NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has not endorsed this site. Every dataset here keeps its publisher's licence and attribution. catalogue.json has this list as data.